Lausanne is my home base for the next 5 1/2 months. It is strategically located with ready rail service to travel to most Swiss and French ski resorts. Situated on Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), Lausanne is a mid sized city of @ 140,000 with a substantial international presence, including the headquaters of the International Olympic Committee.
I have only a limited personal history with Lausanne. As a student, I toured the 1964 Swiss International Exhibition held in Lausanne. In 1965 and 1966, I traveled to Lausanne as frequently as I could secured a Sunday 'out pass' from the Villa gatekeepers for an afternoon date with girlfriends attending Chateau Brillantmont (girls boarding school). These were invariably a movie and pizza dates -- we were more interested in exploring each other than the scenic or historical sites of Lausanne.
I will be residing in the Ouchy neighborhood of Lausanne. I have rented a small furnished apartment -- a transaction all conducted via the internet and emails. So it is yet to be determined if reality matches the photo array of my apartment. According to Google Maps, my apartment is well situated to local surface transporation and a Coop grocery store is nearby. Enrolling in a French language school and purchasing new skis (Stockli AX's) are early priorities when I arrive.
Dan and I went to school in Pully "Ecole Nouvelle de Paudex" and lived in Lausanne for 1 year before our parents enrolled us at VSJ. The school was predominantly french-speaking but they had about 2-3 expat US and Brit communists to teach the handful of english speakers...The only thing I think I learned was passable french....
Hi again, since you're living in West Palm Beach, I may have told you that many years ago we have had (in November = cooler) a great 3 weeks Citibank seminar at the Fountains https://fountainscc.com/
cheers
Jean
Hi ! Kevin, nice to hear that news - during our 2015 Fribourg VStJ Alumni meeting (that you and your brother Brian were not able to attend because of your nephew wedding !) - Fr Laurent Duffner, SM, our former french litterature & philosophy teacher attended part of our meeting and had celebrated mass for us all. He is living at 2kms from you : address = avenue de Rumine 44 CH 1005 LAUSANNE - email: laurent.duffner@bluewin.ch,
tel.: 021 311 46 31 - just in case you may have a chance to meet him and introduce yourself.
congratulations for this move and enjoy it a lot
best regards - Jean REMY (jean.remy@sfr.fr) or facebook where I have got that info :-)